Argum Ent
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Bellum Civile
Bellum Punicum
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Comm Ent
De Arte Poetica
De Raptu Proserpinae
Ennian Epic
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Furius Bibaculus
Gesta Ottonis
Hellenistic Epic
Hesiodic Shield
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Jup Iter
Jupiter
Latin Epic
Medieval Epic
Roman Epic
Roman Epic Tradition
Secular Games
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Silius Italicus
Tem Porary
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Unnatural Compression
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Valerius Flaccus
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780415143578
- Weight: 650g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 25 Jul 1996
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Roman epic is both index and critique of the foundational culture of the western world. It is one of Europe's most persistent and determinant poetic modes. In this book distinguished Latinists examine the formation and evolution of Roman epic from its beginnings in the third century BC to the high Italian Renaissance. Featuring a variety of methodologies and approaches, it clarifies the literary importance and political and moral meaning of Roman epic.
